§ 20101 - Reorganization of a mutual or cooperative financial institution as a mutual holding company - Vermont Statutes

§ 20101. Reorganization of a mutual or cooperative financial institution as a mutual holding company

A Vermont mutual or cooperative financial institution may reorganize, under a plan of reorganization adopted by the financial institution and submitted to and approved by the commissioner as provided in this chapter, as a mutual holding company owning an investor-owned mutual holding company subsidiary financial institution in the following manner:

(1) By taking or causing to be taken the following actions:

(A) Organizing a mutual holding company subsidiary financial institution in accordance with the procedures in section 20102 and chapter 202 of this title, the voting common stock or other ownership interest of which will be owned by the mutual holding company emerging from the reorganization, except otherwise permitted in section 20106 of this title;

(B) Transferring to the mutual holding company subsidiary financial institution the substantial part of its assets and liabilities, including all of its insured liabilities, in exchange for voting common stock or other ownership interest of the mutual holding company subsidiary financial institution; and

(C) Adopting amended and restated organizational documents changing its name, and conforming its organization, governance and powers to those prescribed for a mutual holding company by section 20104 of this title; or

(2) Pursuant to any other form of restructuring approved by the commissioner. (Added 1999, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Jan. 1, 2001.)